Patents by Inventor Ed Clancy, III

Ed Clancy, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Airbag deployment system with seat position sensors
    Patent number: 6561544
    Abstract: A system for detecting the position of a seat within an automobile in which a selected number of discrete sensors S is used to detect (2xS) seat positions. This is accomplished by using an actuator which, when positioned over three sensors, activates three sensors and when positioned over two sensors, activates both sensors and when positioned over a single sensor, activates only the single sensor. A simple algorithm or logic determines position by the rule that, if a single sensor is activated the seat is positioned over the single sensor, but if two sensors are activated, the seat is positioned between those two sensors, and if none of the sensors is activated, the seat is not positioned over any of those sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ed Clancy, III, Mohannad Murad, Hossam Almasri, Randy Gosk